Goals of the First USC Health Collaborative Retreat: 2004

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Goals of the First USCHealth Collaborative
Retreat 2004

• Address the importance of cross-disciplinary
  research and teaching in health
• Provide an opportunity for faculty to introduce
  themselves and network with colleagues
• Identify barriers and solutions to
  cross-disciplinary research
• Provide a forum for a discussion of future
  research interests

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What Did We Learn?

• Faculty involved in health-related fields have a
  natural understanding of the importance of
  cross-disciplinary research and teaching
• Faculty are engaged in some exciting areas of
  investigation and discovery
• The barriers to cross-disciplinary research are
  not insurmountable
• The Collaborative may provide one avenue for
  increasing the pace of cross-disciplinary
  activity

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What Have We Done in the Last Year?

• Started to build an information infrastructure
• Launched our website
• http//www.usc.edu/programs/healthcollaborative/

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What Have We Done in the Last Year?

• Reached out to a broader constituency within USC
• Identified potential areas for expanded research
  and teaching activity
• This afternoons small group sessions
• Other areas, not quite ready for prime time

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Goals for 2005 Retreat

• Networking
• Information dissemination
• New roles for the Collaborative
• Identification of potential projects and
  collaboration by participants

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Morning Panelists

• Helena Chui, M.D.
• Eileen Crimmins, Ph.D.
• Kathleen Ell, D.S.W.
• Michael Goran, Ph.D.
• Gerald E. Loeb, M.D.
• Simon Tavare, Ph.D.